Tech Meme

Arjun Kharpal / CNBC: JD.com says CEO Xu Lei will step down in June “due to personal reasons”, after one year in the role; CFO Sandy Ran Xu will become the CEO  —  – JD.com shares rose in pre-market trade in the U.S. on Thursday after it said it swung to profit in the first quarter and announced a management shakeup. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Alvise Armellini / Reuters: Italy’s AGCM begins investigating Apple over App Store ATT prompts for developers, a day after the EU confirmed sending questionnaires to retailers on Apple Pay  —  Italy’s antitrust agency AGCM said on Thursday it had opened a probe into U.S. technology giant Apple (AAPL.O) … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: Ireland-based Everseen, which uses computer vision to spot potential retail theft, raised a €65M Series A led by Crosspoint, taking its total funding to ~€82M  —  In 2007, Alan O’Herlihy, who previously worked with large SAP installations as well as retail, set out to find … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ryan Gallagher / Bloomberg: A look at Tel Aviv-based Rayzone, which quietly harvests ad data to help governments track people via their phones using its Echo tool, sold around the globe  —  The innovation at the heart of the advertising technology industry is automated auctions to trade real-time data about mobile phone users … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Alvise Armellini / Reuters: Italian antitrust regulator AGCM opens an investigation into Apple over alleged App Store market abuse, a day after the EU sought details on Apple Pay  —  Italy’s antitrust agency AGCM said on Thursday it had opened a probe into U.S. technology giant Apple (AAPL.O) for alleged abuse of its dominant position in the apps market. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: Ireland-based Everseen, which uses computer vision to spot potential retail theft, raised a €65M Series A led by Crosspoint, taking its total funding to ~€82M  —  In 2007, Alan O’Herlihy, who previously worked with large SAP installations as well as retail, set out to find … Lees verder op Tech Meme

New York Times: Taiwan’s chip sector, built by TSMC’s skilled employees, risks losing its massive advantage due to a demographic crisis, demanding culture, and competing jobs  —  Taiwan’s world-dominating microchip sector was built by TSMC’s skilled employees.  But a demographic crisis, demanding work culture and flagging interest threaten its lead. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jon Porter / The Verge: Fairphone Fairbuds XL review: modular design, lovely controls, and great ANC, but sound isn’t great, no 3.5mm port, and confusing multipoint connectivity  —  With readily available spare parts and a modular construction, Fairphone’s first over-ear headphones are a suitable companion to its repairable smartphones. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Reuters: EU lawmakers agree to ban facial recognition in public, limit predictive policing, and impose transparency on generative AI; EU Commission will finalize details  —  European lawmakers came a step closer to passing new rules regulating artificial intelligence tools such as ChatGPT … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: Ireland-based Everseen, which uses computer vision to spot potential retail theft, raised a €65M Series A led by Crosspoint, taking its total funding to ~€82M  —  In 2007, Alan O’Herlihy, who previously worked with large SAP installations as well as retail, set out to find … Lees verder op Tech Meme